OFFICIAL Q&A Club discussion with Shaun Mielekamp

Dear Leader

At what point does the club accept that the current football program isn't working, and what objective benchmarks will trigger change?

What measurable KPIs are Benji Marshall and the football department being assessed against, and have they met them?

How many more seasons of underperformance are acceptable before the board considers a change in coaching?

Why should Tigers fans believe this rebuild is different from the previous rebuilds that also promised patience?

Why should members continue to trust the current football leadership when the on field results continue to decline?

The club for 15 years has repeatedly asked members and fans to be patient. What has the club actually done to earn that patience this year under you?

What accountability exists for the CEO, board and football department when the club repeatedly underperforms?

Can you point to a single area where the club is objectively better on the field than it was 12 months ago?

Currently sitting second last, If the current results are considered acceptable internally, what does the club define as failure?

What specific decisions do you now regret since taking over as CEO from Richo, and what have you learned from them?

What are the non negotiable performance standards for the head coach, and if those standards aren't met this season, will the club make head and assistant coaching changes?

If Benji Marshall coached any other NRL club with the same win-loss record, do you genuinely believe he'd still have his job today? If the answer is no, why are the Wests Tigers different?

What is your message to long-term members who feel the club accepts mediocrity?

At what point does loyalty become negligence? How many more losing seasons are members expected to tolerate before you make major football changes?

If the club misses the finals again next season, will you accept responsibility for the football department's performance, or will the explanation once again be that the rebuild needs more time?

Can you identify three decisions made by this administration that has clearly improved the club's on and off field results?

If the board has confidence in the current direction, what evidence are they relying on that members and supporters can't see?

Do you believe the Wests Tigers currently have a culture of accountability, and if so, who has actually been held accountable for repeated failure?

Would you be comfortable telling members today exactly what success looks like over the next 12 months, and if those targets aren't met in 27, who loses their job?

Will you commit today that if the football program fails to meet its stated performance targets, there will be changes to the leadership of the football department, including the head coach if necessary?
 
Hi Shaun, I presume that you have noticed this utter rubbish from that drunk Paul Kent. It opens up the question - who is feeding him this tripe? You said what happened in that room stayed in that room. So unless you, Benji or Pat leaked this garbage, it can only have been either AD or Isaac Moses. If it looks like a skunk, walks like a skunk and smells like a skunk, Shaun, old mate, it's probably a Skunk called Isaac Moses.

VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED - if you have a weak stomach for bullshit please look away now. The Tiger's defamation begins around the 8.50 min mark and runs for over 27 minutes with no evidence what so ever. Classic Isaac Moses extortion tactics.


You really ought to be on to Peter VL 1st thing tomorrow to report this scumbag Moses and demand that he be banned for Life! Then you'll be seen as the Best CEO in NRL History for taking a stand against this absolute scumbag! Good luck SM.
 
Hey mate,

I don't expect you to respond, but I want to tell you what this decision means to me as a fan. We tigers fans are pretty unique, we have watched this team lose year after year. We are loyal, we have pride in our jersey and still support it despite what happens. I drove from Albury to Canberra with my kids to watch one of the two games they get to see live all year, they were excited yet he couldn't be bothered to play. Reinstating him so quickly proves the club has completely lost touch with what the jersey actually means to us. When administration rewards someone who turned his back on his mates, it feels like a total betrayal of every fan who still cares.

I have faced an uphill battle to make my kids not storm fans, yet when one of their favourite players doesn't even want to play in one of the only games they get to see live, I've lost that fight. Why would I tell them to support this club anymore, when you wont even stand up for the fans when players behave this way.
 
Spartan117 said:
WTForumers.

Lets remain respectful to our CEO who has been in the job for 15 minutes.

Strikes me as a guy who wont back down.
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Respect goes both ways.

Fans have given this club 15 years of patience.

Shaun hasn't been in the role for "15 minutes" he's been CEO for the entire 2026 season, interim or not, and was part of the club's executive long before that. At some point, "give him time" stops being an excuse.

Supporters have every right to ask why the same poor decisions keep being made on and off the field.

I reckon we've earned not only the right to ask a few hard questions we have earned the right to demand accountability for the decisions made on his watch.
 
Winston Churchill said:
Respect goes both ways.

Fans have given this club 15 years of patience.

Shaun hasn't been in the role for "15 minutes" he's been CEO for the entire 2026 season, interim or not, and was part of the club's executive long before that. At some point, "give him time" stops being an excuse.

Supporters have every right to ask why the same poor decisions keep being made on and off the field.

I reckon we've earned not only the right to ask a few hard questions we have earned the right to demand accountability for the decisions made on his watch.
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You can ask the hard questions but what ceo in their right mind would give you an answer so accountability for decisions made can never happen.
The noise coming out of the club is starting to increase again imo and I hope it stops because a mushroom doesn’t need sunlight
 
poopy_diaper said:
From Reddit. Words not mine.

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It's really distressing being a Tigers fan. Actually harmful to my mental health. I can always find a reason to watch - today it was Andrews - and then I'm just shattered again. And then you see the players smiling and laughing while you fear on the verge of tears of frustration. Then you have to come in here to dipshit Raiders fans putting the bolt in because some Tigers fans were a little over exuberant after thinking the tide had turned after 14 years.

All just feel really bad. All for a dumb sport because my [This word has been automatically removed]ing Dad was born on the peninsula and I was raised in Chatswood so Tigers and Bears are my only options.


Edit: People can tell me to just take a break but it's hard, rugby league has been a passion my entire life. I remember posting on the old rleague.com forums in 1999 when Laurie Nichols died. Been a long time of following the club and engaging with online rugby league communities. It's really getting me down but has always been one of my passions silly as it sounds."
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Sounds like old mate needs to have time away if it's affecting his mental health. Eternal pessimism is the answer, that way you can only be unexpectedly surprised by a result is a positive one.
 
Spartan117 said:
WTForumers.

Lets remain respectful to our CEO who has been in the job for 15 minutes.

Strikes me as a guy who wont back down.
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If i ran my business the way West Tigers conduct and except there's i would be terminated, by superiors. If supplied clients in the way West Tigers play football i would have the company owner on a plane from Norway in 48hours.

I feel for Shaun but the debacle that is the Tigers needs to stop.
 
Good to see the negativity hasn’t been deleted. Fair if some of it is over the top. Can’t go too far. However, we have a right to be heard. If he’s prepared to come on here, it can’t just be all rainbows and lollipops.
 
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